Boston vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$2616
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$856
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$1897
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
676K
594K

The cost of living in Boston is 252% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 27th and 5226th ($3680 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 175th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.8 months in Kawaguchi. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 48th in Japan, while ranked 105th and 909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Kawaguchi

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Boston Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$6211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$3627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$71.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$9.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$15187

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1051
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1084
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1009
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1064
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1033
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1086
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1065
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1006
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1096
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1040
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1035
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1101